Positioning stages at the frontiers of science

摘要

Scientists at the Diamond Light Source (DLS) in South Oxfordshire are using a custom-engineered 21-axis positioning system to provide beam collimation, optical focusing and optical modification for the newly commissioned 124 Microfocus Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) beam line, which will be used to investigate the link between the structure and function of molecules known as membrane proteins. These proteins prove excellent targets for drug delivery and are increasingly used in drug design to combat major diseases and viruses.